Windows 10: Data protection (Security & privacy) in Windows 10 (Home version).

Discus and support Data protection (Security & privacy) in Windows 10 (Home version). in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Hello Sir or Madam, I have a question regarding the data protection in Windows 10 (Home Version). If my new laptop (Windows 10 Home Version) "was... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by MapleLeafsGarden, Jul 30, 2018.

  1. MAPLELEAFSGARDEN
    MapleLeafsGarden Win User

    Data protection (Security & privacy) in Windows 10 (Home version).


    Hello Sir or Madam,

    I have a question regarding the data protection in Windows 10 (Home Version). If my new laptop (Windows 10 Home Version) "was setup initially" with a login account and a strong password, can someone access my data files under my profile if my laptop with was stolen? Is there any data protection (security & privacy) function in Windows 10 Home version which can protect our data files?

    Please let me know.



    Thank you.

    :)
     
    MapleLeafsGarden, Jul 30, 2018
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  2. P4-630
    P4-630 Win User

    Windows 10 Creators Update to Feature New Levels of Privacy Control

    Just a tiny step closer before I'll upgrade to windows 10....
     
    P4-630, Jul 30, 2018
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  3. JISM
    Jism Win User
    Windows 10 Creators Update to Feature New Levels of Privacy Control

    Come'on. Even tho it offers a privacy setting, it's still not good enough.

    There's a very good article on What data Windows 10 sends to Microsoft and how to stop it – HackMag what explains what your W10 OS is doing on the background and what type of data it is sending.

    Making a privacy setting still submits the very basic tracking data to various servers, and no-one actually knows what is happening with that.

    Windows 7 never had any privacy killing features aboard, untill they pushed an update to even computers with automatic updated turned off, offering the same type of stuff.

    People need to be aware that this is just a 'small' step into a future where privacy is just no more. This privacy will be gone the more the masses keep signing up to services in exchange for their data. W10, Google, Facebook, they are all a perfectly good example of company's who became too big.

    Remove telemetry updates for Windows 7 and 8.1

    Some good stuff.
     
    Jism, Jul 30, 2018
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  4. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User

    Data protection (Security & privacy) in Windows 10 (Home version).

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Privacy tweaks...

    • Turn Cortana Off. Bring up the Start menu and start typing. Click on the notebook icon in the left sidebar and choose Settings. From there, you can turn off Cortana.
    • Search online and include web results. When you turn off Cortana, you’ll see this option appear. You can turn it off if you’d rather not get web search suggestions from the Start menu, which log your typing and send it back to Microsoft so you can get live-updating predictions, just like you do on Google.com or in Chrome and Firefox.
    • Getting to Know You. In Settings > Privacy > Speech, Inking, & Typing, you’ll find a feature called “Getting to Know You”. This is probably the most sweeping privacy setting on the system, and even after turning off Cortana, you’ll have to disable this setting. Just click the “Stop Getting to Know Me” button to turn it off.
    • Cloud Info. Turning off Getting to Know You removes info from your device, but you’ll have to remove it from the cloud separately. In that same window, click “Go to Bing and manage personal info for all your devices” to clear the Getting to Know You Data from your Microsoft account.

    • If you head to Settings > Privacy > Feedback & Diagnostics, you’ll see two settings:
    • Feedback frequency: Windows will occasionally ask you for feedback so you can send Microsoft your thoughts on Windows 10. If you’d rather it not bug you with such things, you can change it to Never.
    • Diagnostic and usage data: This feature can send a lot of data back to Microsoft, including how often you use certain apps, which apps you use most often, and memory snapshots (which can inadvertently include parts of a document you’re working on if something crashes). You can change this to Full, Enhanced, or Basic. You can read more about what each of these to here.
    Microsoft doesn’t let you turn off diagnostics completely, except on Enterprise versions of Windows. The Basic setting, they say, is data that is “vital to the operation of Windows”, including Windows Update and malicious software protection.


    some may be duplicated. I found this info on Lifehacker, if anyone wants the full article.
     
    Ahhzz, Jul 30, 2018
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